Major league teams this season must notify the commissioner's office of their starting lineups before they are announced at stadiums. The decision Thursday comes in response to the Supreme Court ruling that has led to more widespread legal gambling.
Teams ordered to provide starting lineups to Major League Baseball first
March 8, 2019 at 4:19AM
Through last season, clubs announced lineups as they wanted, some by posting them in clubhouses, others in e-mail to media, on Twitter or their websites.
Starting this year, a team must send its starting lineup to MLB's data operations group 15 minutes in advance of whatever time the club plans to announce it.
MLB will confirm receipt and then distribute the information to its data and business partners.
The rationale? "To reduce the risk of confidential information being 'tipped,' " the commissioner's office said in a statement.
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• Two-time All-Star outfielder Carlos Gomez, 33, agreed to a minor league contract with the Mets and will report to spring training. The former Twin hit .208 with nine homers and 32 RBI in 118 games last year for Tampa Bay.
• Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, 74, the star of the Mets 1969 World Series champions, has been diagnosed with dementia.
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